While it is tempting to believe that you are the victim of certain people or forces beyond your control, A Course in Miracles teaches you to recognize that you are not a victim. Through the grace of God, you are lifted above and beyond any forces-internal or external-that threaten to limit you. Knowing you're not a victim is a major form of personal empowerment.

We do not heal the past by dwelling there. We heal the past by living in the present.

You don't want to try to protect yourself from the pain of a crisis. You want to learn everything you can from it.

Liberation also means that even though I'm a woman I have masculine parts of my temperament which I can safely explore and integrate into my experience.

The human race is almost addicted to war. It's like we just can't stop.

My biggest past mistakes have been when I made decisions out of ego rather than spirit. When I acted too quickly. When I wasn't contemplative or reflective or prayerful enough, and I ended up making what I would only later see to be unwise decisions.

Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous?